Google notifies users about revised inactivity, over-quota storage policies

Google's updated policies will not take effect until June 1, 2021

Google in November this year revised its storage policies for Gmail, Drive and Photos. The updated policies will not take effect until June 1, 2021. However, Google has started notifying users about the policy changes through emails. This time, it is about inactivity and over-quota storage policies.

According to revised policies, Google may delete user’s content from Gmail, Drive and Photos for inactive accounts (dormant for two years or 24 months). Similarly, Google may delete content across Gmail, Drive and Photos if the user exceeds storage limit for two years.

 “The inactivity and over-quota storage policies will apply only to consumer users